Car No Lap Caution Incident 2 14 #1 CAUTION FLAG! Brad Keselowski cut down in front of Danica Patrick, getting clipped in the left rear, sending him towards the infield area before shooting back up the track. Limited damage considering being spun out at almost 200 mph. He lost a lap, but got it […]

The Wildcard Weekend This weekend at Talladega Superspeedway we have the second of four restrictor plate races this season. These events are generally wildcard races and literally any driver could find themselves in position to win at the end. So how do you approach the Aaron’s 499 from a fantasy perspective? I have three groups (or “strategies”) […]

Austin Dillon – Austin Dillon’s fantasy potential for Yahoo players in the Talladega Aaron’s 499 should be purely based on qualifying points. On Yahoo’s C list there’s only two good drivers and you only get to use them a combined 18 races. Because of that it’s a good idea to roll dice and go with […]

1. Clint Bowyer – Clint Bowyer is arguably the safest fantasy pick you can make for the Talladega Aaron’s 499. I truly believe he provides you the best chance to get a good finish and avoid “The Big One”. He’s a two-time winner at Talladega and has finished in the top twelve in 9 of […]

Credit: Jamie Squire/Getty Images Get Out Your Dart Board This week’s article is going to be a little different than usual. These races at Talladega and Daytona really are a crap shoot, and anybody can win. Heck, even Dave Blaney finished 3rd here last fall. Below you will find my favorites, some “out of the […]

The Pack Will Be Back At Talladega I generally take the superspeedway weeks off from posting anything, but for anyone that may want to use these numbers, this post is for you. I find practice speeds somewhat worthless–and qualifying completely worthless–but sometimes I use these as a “tiebreaker” if I can’t pick between a couple […]

Michael Waltrip – Mark Martin doesn’t Talladega and as a result we’ll be seeing Michael Waltrip in the #55. In the early 2000’s when DEI was the king of restrictor plate racing Waltrip won 4 races on this track type. Last year at Talladega Waltrip competed in both races. In the spring race he finished 28th […]

Martin Truex Jr. – In the last four Talladega races Truex has finished 12th, 6th, 13th and 10th. How can you not like that? Another attribute about Treux that I like is how well he ran at Daytona this year (finished 12th). He’s done a good job avoiding trouble on the track in 2012 and […]

Kevin Harvick – Last fall at Talladega Kevin Harvick had a good car but he was involved in a wreck. In the three previous races he finished 5th, 2nd and 1st. RCR has an elite plate racing program and Harvick is the best driver in the organization. If you need a default pick on plate […]

Two practice sessions were held this afternoon at Talladega Superspeedway and qualifying will be tomorrow at 11:30 am Eastern Time. After the starting lineup is set, the cars won’t see the track again until the drop of the green flag on Sunday afternoon. As I said in my preview, practice speeds are never important at […]